ICC Weekly Update ICC Weekly ICC-PIDS-WU-29/10_Eng Situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo In this situation, three cases are being heard before the relevant Chambers: The Prosecutor v. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo; The Prosecutor v. Bosco Ntaganda; and The Prosecutor v. Germain Katanga and Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui. The accused Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, Germain Katanga and Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui are currently in the custody of the ICC. The suspect Bosco Ntaganda remains at large. The trial in the case The Prosecutor v. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo started on 26 January, 2009. The trial in the case of The Prosecutor v. Germain Katanga and Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui started on 24 November, 2009. Decisions taken between 6 - 9 April, 2010 Katanga and Ngudjolo Chui Case Enregistrement au dossier du rapport de l'expert en langue ngiti concernant l'audience du 4 mars 2010 12 April 2010 #29 Submitted by the Registrar on 6 April, 2010 Situation in Darfur, Sudan In the situation in Darfur, Sudan, three cases are being heard: The Prosecutor v. Ahmad Muhammad Harun (“Ahmad Harun”) and Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman (“Ali Kushayb”); The Prosecutor v. Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir; and The Prosecutor v. Bahar Idriss Abu Garda. Three warrants of arrest have been issued by Pre-Trial Chamber I for Harun, Kushayb and Al Bashir for crimes against humanity and war crimes. The three suspects remain at large. A summons to appear was issued for Abu Garda who appeared voluntarily before the Chamber on 18 May 2009. Abu Garda is not in the custody of the ICC. After the hearing of confirmation of charges, on 8 February, 2010, Pre-Trial Chamber I declined to confirm the charges. Decisions taken between 6 - 9 April, 2010 Abu Garda Case Decision on the Legal Representative of Victims' Application for extension of time limit Issued by Pre-Trial Chamber I on 8 April, 2010 Situation in the Central African Republic In the only case in this situation, The Prosecutor v. Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, Pre-Trial Chamber II confirmed, on 15 June, 2009, two charges of crimes against humanity and three charges of war crimes, and committed the accused to trial before a Trial Chamber. The trial is scheduled to start on 5 July, 2010. Decisions taken between 6 - 9 April, 2010 Bemba Gombo Case Order on the Defence Application for an Extension of Time Issued by Trial Chamber III on 9 April, 2010 Public Redacted version of "Decision on the Defence Request for disclosure of pre-interview assessments and the consequences of non-disclosure" ICC-01/05-01/08-750-Conf) Issued by Trial Chamber III on 9 April, 2010 Maanweg 174, 2516 AB The Hague, The Netherlands – Maanweg 174, 2516 AB La Haye, Pays-Bas www.icc-cpi.int 1 Telephone – Téléphone +31(0)70 515 85 15 / Facsimile – Télécopie +31(0)70 515 85 55 Events Calendar Relevant Links Courtroom proceedings can be followed on the ICC website: www.icc-cpi.int You can also consult the hearing schedule. Video summaries can be found on our Youtube channel. Events Interacting with communitites ICC raises awareness amongst the Sudanese diaspora in Belgium As a part of the Outreach programme targeting the Sudanese diasporas in Europe, the Outreach Unit of the International Criminal Court (ICC) held an interactive session in Antwerp with a group of representatives of the Sudanese diaspora in Belgium. The session was organised in collaboration with the Association of the People of Darfur in Belgium, and with the participation of the Office of Public Counsel for Victims (OPCV), independent office within the ICC. More than 50 people from the Sudanese communities in Belgium took part in this activity. The purpose of the session was to explain the last judicial developments related to the situation in Darfur, specifically in the cases heard by the International Criminal Court (ICC), The Prosecutor v. Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir and The Prosecutor v. Bahr Idriss Abu Garda, to the Sudanese living outside their country and to raise awareness about the rights of victims before the Court. Two thirds of the participants had never before heard about Interactive session with representatives of Sudanese diaspora in Belgium ©ICC-CPI victims' rights of participation and reparation before the ICC. Many of the questions asked by the public concern the mandate and functioning of the Court and, in particular, the means of implementation of ICC decisions. During the year 2010, the Outreach programme will include interactive sessions with Sudanese communities in The Netherlands, Belgium, France, UK, Italy and Germany, in addition to Egypt and the refugee camps in Eastern Chad. Calendar APRIL 2010 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 18th Diplomatic Briefing at the ICC, The Hague MAY 2010 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 Future events: 31 May – 11 June: First Review Conference of the Rome Statute, Kampala, Uganda. 5 July: Trial of Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo is scheduled to start. The calendar is subject to last minute changes. 2 www.icc-cpi.int | This is not an official document. It is intended for public information only..